by dog walker » Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:58 pm
It's cheaper to just order them by the case from Rogers.
It is a labor intensive endeavor but I knew that before I started. You have to hand weigh the powder and shot drops unlike loading lead.
I go through several cases of steel a year and wanted more control over what I was shooting. I can load as much or as little as I need in different shot sizes and hull lengths.
This isn't something I'd get into if I shot less than a case a year. As jgun stated you will load,pattern and test countless loads in your guns to see which ones look good. Then you have to see how they perform.
I just started loading last year and used my reloads last year and this year. I have a notebook full of notes,pattern results and recipes. Now I'm going back and adding notes about how each load performs in the field in various conditions.